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"shapper" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello,
>
> When should I give an ID to a tag?
> Only if I want to refer it?
>
> And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
> for example?

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In article <IHhaj.25635$>,
"rf" <> wrote:
> "shapper" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Hello,
> >
> > When should I give an ID to a tag?
> > Only if I want to refer it?
> >
> > And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
> > for example?
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id

I wonder if OP reads posts on this group? There was a thread
recently:

"dorayme" <> wrote in message
news:...
> In article <IHhaj.25635$>,
> "rf" <> wrote:
>
>> "shapper" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > When should I give an ID to a tag?
>> > Only if I want to refer it?
>> >
>> > And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
>> > for example?
>>
>> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id
>
> I wonder if OP reads posts on this group? There was a thread
> recently:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2xfcmq
>
> or does he *just* use the ng to ask questions?

Typical of google groupers. They don't know that google can also be used to
<shudder>search</shudder> for stuff.

rf wrote:
>
> "shapper" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hello,
>>
>> When should I give an ID to a tag?
>> Only if I want to refer it?
>>
>> And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
>> for example?
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id

Corollary question: what's the best -- id or name? Or does that just
depend? If the latter, on what?

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Blinky the Shark
<> writing in
news:
> rf wrote:
>
>>
>> "shapper" <> wrote in message
>> news:a7ad3090-9d96-41c1-bbbd-
>> ...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> When should I give an ID to a tag?
>>> Only if I want to refer it?
>>>
>>> And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
>>> for example?
>>
>> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id
>
> Corollary question: what's the best -- id or name? Or does that just
> depend? If the latter, on what?
>

I can get to the different radios using their id values. But if all are
checked, then server side I will get field=dog, cat, handbag. Since
handbag is not an animal, then I could style field3 to alert the user
they had made a mistake.

Further, id can be used on almost any element, where name can only be
used on a few. I can put an id on a h2 element, but not a name, eg. <p>
The one thing I enjoy shopping for most is <a href="page.html#shoes"
title="Find out more about shoes">shoes</a>.</p> could go to <h2
id="shoes">Shoes</h2>

Adrienne Boswell wrote:
> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Blinky the Shark
> <> writing in
> news:
>
>> rf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "shapper" <> wrote in message
>>> news:a7ad3090-9d96-41c1-bbbd-
>
>>> ...
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> When should I give an ID to a tag?
>>>> Only if I want to refer it?
>>>>
>>>> And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
>>>> for example?
>>>
>>> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id
>>
>> Corollary question: what's the best -- id or name? Or does that just
>> depend? If the latter, on what?
>>
>
> In a form it makes a lot of difference.
>
> I can have:
> Which one does not belong?
> <input type="checkbox" id="field1" name="field" value="dog"> Dog
> <input type="checkbox" id="field2" name="field" value="cat"> Cat
> <input type="checkbox" id="field3" name="field" value="handbag"> Handbag
>
> I can get to the different radios using their id values. But if all are
> checked, then server side I will get field=dog, cat, handbag. Since
> handbag is not an animal, then I could style field3 to alert the user
> they had made a mistake.
>
> Further, id can be used on almost any element, where name can only be
> used on a few. I can put an id on a h2 element, but not a name, eg. <p>
> The one thing I enjoy shopping for most is <a href="page.html#shoes"
> title="Find out more about shoes">shoes</a>.</p> could go to <h2
> id="shoes">Shoes</h2>

Ah! I did not know that name could not be used with some elements that
accept id.

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Adrienne Boswell wrote:
>
>> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Blinky the Shark
>> <> writing in
>> news:
>>
>>> rf wrote:
>>>
>>>> "shapper" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:a7ad3090-9d96-41c1-bbbd-
>>
>>>> ...
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> When should I give an ID to a tag?
>>>>> Only if I want to refer it?
>>>>>
>>>>> And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
>>>>> for example?
>>>> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id
>>> Corollary question: what's the best -- id or name? Or does that just
>>> depend? If the latter, on what?
>>>
>> In a form it makes a lot of difference.
>>
>> I can have:
>> Which one does not belong?
>> <input type="checkbox" id="field1" name="field" value="dog"> Dog
>> <input type="checkbox" id="field2" name="field" value="cat"> Cat
>> <input type="checkbox" id="field3" name="field" value="handbag"> Handbag
>>
>> I can get to the different radios using their id values. But if all are
>> checked, then server side I will get field=dog, cat, handbag. Since
>> handbag is not an animal, then I could style field3 to alert the user
>> they had made a mistake.
>>
>> Further, id can be used on almost any element, where name can only be
>> used on a few. I can put an id on a h2 element, but not a name, eg. <p>
>> The one thing I enjoy shopping for most is <a href="page.html#shoes"
>> title="Find out more about shoes">shoes</a>.</p> could go to <h2
>> id="shoes">Shoes</h2>
>
> Ah! I did not know that name could not be used with some elements that
> accept id.

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